Tag Archives: Speak English

language difference! kids who don’t speak english came to VBS- how do I communicate with them?

By pcgumban | August 10, 2009

NOOOOOOOOObama! asked: They speak an asian language. They have never been to our church. We don’t know anyone who speaks this language and they parents don’t speak english. How can I manage the class if 1/2 my students can’t understand english????Wesley

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Should children who can not speak English be allowed to attend public schools in the USA?

By pcgumban | July 20, 2009

Brian asked: I do not want my tax dollars spent on hiring an aid to help kids who do not speak English. If we are going to spend tax dollars on school I want to add teaches for English speaking kids to lower class size or pay the ones we have betterAngelina

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What do you think about how european kids are all fluent in english?

By pcgumban | May 2, 2009

LeTourDeFrance asked: and us americans just speak english. i think we should all learn another language and start in middle school. we are all behind.
non, je parle francias und ein bisschen Deutsch, aber je veux parler mieux.Adolph

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How do they learn English?

By pcgumban | April 10, 2009

AveGirl asked: I have heard of primary schools that only speak in a language such as german, spanish, french…they are here in the US. Then you are supposed to send your kid there because at that age they are supposed to be able to learn other languages quicker. Well, what about english? The society here [...]

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